Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Kingston Area Public Access Producers met at the Muddy Cup Tuesday evening to brain-storm on options for the continual service of KAPA.

About 20 producers showed for a one hour gathering and we came up with some ideas.

First, weve set up a Yahoo Group to communicate better amongst ourselves, then after review of the closure events and the landlords refusal to modify the basement for C of O, we set out with homework assignments.

Everyone is looking for an alternative space to the hole were in now. Any landlord who would offer a space to FOPA, could write off the loss because of the 501(c)3 status.

TWC is willing to move our broadcast cable again and is contemplating housing the "RACK" at their Pt Ewn location if wee asked.

I set out to speak with Mike LeFever, building inspector regarding using tapes from the Sterling location. After the conversation, I was given the OK to write up the proposal and thus, open the studio for taped programming. I will develope the language for him with the stipulation that one producer is urged to stay clear of the city employees and will not be a tape designate.

Anyone who knows of a storefront or office space (not in a basement) where the landlord is worthy of respect, let me know. Time is wasting.

Keep KPA closed - The expensive school district excursion at Mohonk would have been reported the same week they are discouraging on campus lunches by raising prices instead of getting donations to lower them.

Let the individual producers play their own tapes. The volunteer plan is too onerous on the volunteers. An individual producer has as much right to have access to the deck space as any of the volunteers. In summary, the volunteer plan is silly, since it introduces a middleman where you don't need one.

Alderman Mike- As an appointed commissioner nonminee, I am against a Producer group establishing anything but guidance for the KPA. It is up to the Commissioners to get the station back on the air ASAP- There are now NO sane reasons that the station is not back an up and running. If we can air shows that are taped, then we can also use the same area to actually do live shows. At this time, it is unfortunate that many of the local citizens still believe that the current admnistration is behind the delay. But again 42% of our population still believe that Iraq was behind the 9/11 terorist attack on the Towers. Oh well- peoplez be people. But it is time to stop the games. The studio is a studio and not a TV station. We do not need a special CO- A station is one that transmits to the world. Our studio sends a signal to TC who in turn sends it out. There have been several contractors and electricians willing to do the work without charge- including time, efort and materials- Thus the question? Why is the station still off the air? Many now believe it to be political. Alderman Mike: say it ain't So!take careShelly Z